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I'm getting ready... The harvest is still coming in.

Well here's something for you to think about, @Raptor99 . I hit 1.020 this morning and transferred. 14 lbs of blackberries got me one...

we do an Elderberry wine, but since we are making 55 gallon batches at one time, we source the 100% elderberry single strength juice...

I have tried raw elderberries, they draw up your lips and you can tell one little elderberry is mildly toxic, as well as the bark of the...

Lots of web sites insist that elderberries must be heated before eating, but there is not much scientific support for that idea. The...

Yup. I read a lot of stuff, and while I'll look at Wikipedia as a starting point (sometimes it IS accurate), I look for things like...

dead on,,, until joining here, in Arkansaw red elderberries are deadly, after joining on here , i find that there are red elderberry...

The hydrogen cyanide in elderberries evaporates, which is why cooking makes the berries safe. I've read numerous articles that stated...

I have never heated mine. I haven’t seen this warning on any printed recipes either… not that that is definite.

been drinking elderberry wine better than 50 years, Zero heat, I do freeze mine to break them down yielding more juice, I put mine in...

I do not post on here very often but make various wines from country fruit every yr and have been since around 2010. I have 7 elderberry...

6 to 8 years great, 10 years HEAVEN, now-a-days I make 50/50 elderberry/blackberry, it greatly reduces the aging time, but elderberry is...

The main ingredient in an Elderberry wine, is PATIENCE!;)

Green berries are not ripe and will be more toxic. Pick the purple berries and come back later for the green ones. We picked wild...

I understand your logic. But being old and retired mortality plays a role in my wine choices - drink the good stuff while I can.😂